The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-05-26
EURoPE's ROYAL WOMEN.
Victoria and Observation-Disclosures
IsabeIIa-OIga. of Greece.
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Victoria and Observation-Disclosures
IsabeiIa-OIaa, of Greece.
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Queen Victoria / saw twice while il
England-once on the platform of a rail.
way station, and a second time walking
in the grounds of Windsor castle. The
first time she was accompanied by her
suit and probably by her faithful John
Brown, and the second time she had
two little girls with her and a tall man
servant walking sedately in the real.
The queen looked just as do her pictures.
with the exception that her color and
her eyes, her mouth and her g.oss
figure all give her a very common ap-
pearance, and she looks like one who,
were she not a queen, would be called a
hard drinker, judging from her appear
ance. There is nothing regal, no. ven
dignified, i'll her manner or walk. She
wears very large shoes, and dresses ii
deep mourning, with a widows cap. ne
has no grace of figure or outline, and. III
short, her whole appearance knocks ia
splinters the theory of patrican birth
evidenced in appearance. Of course
this is but IA superficial Judgment. Her
daughter-in-law Alexandr,, However,
has every grace and dignity and attri-
butte we involuntarily bestow upon
princesses. She is everything that is
noble and engaging, and she draw nil
hearts to her. Her chiliren rcScnb.e
her. Her features and form are those OF
the highest ,.ussian type, and that type
is model. Mrs. MacGahan, the widow
of. the war correspondent, who is now, |
believe, in Toledo, and who is IL Russian
lady, resembles the Princess Alexandra
very closely.
The Princess Alexandra is very often
seen in London, driving about with one
or o of her children, and is often
met III the South kensingtOn and British
museums, where | have seen her. She
always dresses on these occasions with
the most extreme simplicity. The en-
dresses with the greatest elegance at all
compatible with the occasion. | have
seen her many times in the Vienna eX-
hibition, Away dressed magnifcently in
satins and rare laces. She mingles
freely among the people and displays
her rarely beautiful smiles for all alike.
She has the most superb head Of chest
nut hair, wavy and glossy, that ! ever
saw, and she walks erect and with Il
grace of motion seldom seen in women.
She has large eyes, full Of fire
and spirit as well as affection, and is
altogether a most beautiful woman, tall
and 1.-the. | have seen Der i'll royal
pageants dressed i'll regal state, and OIL
horseback, where she is indeed Il splen-
did sight, dressed in velvet, gold-laced
and %beieweled riding habits, and have
seen her on the Prater in the evenings,
at the opera at night, and, severest test
of all, at the exposition, under the hard
and searching light OF day. and / de-
clare still that she is beautiful woman.
Once at the exhibition she stepped on
my toes, and, | must admit, hurt my
most precious corn, and she made more
apologies than | should have thought
necessary had | been the one to squeeze
her imperial toes, and when she found
that | could not speak anything hut
"Anerican," she held quite Il little chat
with me, much to the scandal of her fol-
lowers.
Very different to her in amer was
the eX-Queen Isabella, whom | also met
with the young King Alphonso, vino,
however, was not q king then, but just
a nice boy of somewhere about 90. She
is short, gross and fat, and with a most
repulsive c~ountenance wherein it seemed
to me all the low passions predominated.
She was dressed very plainly as to mate
rial and color, though it does not seem
to me that any amount of jewels or robes
could transform her into anything more
regal. The went about c~hcapcning diff
ferent articles like a market-wOman, land
putting and painting along, her huge bust
and stomach shaking as she walked,
and pudgy hands thrust into immense
gloves, altogether making a picture not
pleasant TO see.
Queen Olga, of Greece, l also saw at
the Vienna exhibition, as well as after
ward, when l was in Athens, and she is
M of the handsomest women | have
rather tall, most eXquisitcly built, with
small hands and feet, thick dark hair,
large brown eyes, with eyelasEeS that
are simply wonderful, and with Il pure,
cream complexion as rare as it is beauti-
full. She Is very fond OF horseback rid
ing and looks well in the saddle, but I
love her best when with her children or
with ladies. She is irresistibly lovely
and charming then. 1t is but fair to
say that she is adored by her husband
and her people. She is fond of knitting
lace-work, such as is done i'll Turkey,
and giving it to ladies who please her in
any way.
i saw the empress of Prussia once
only, and then but indistinctly. She
was with the emperor, and they visited
Vienna together. After sitting for hours
to see the royal cortege pass the WIN
dow, at lastmy patience was rewarded by
seeing a carriage dash by as rapidly as
possible, and in it were seated the griz-
Fly old emperor William and a withered,
~frail-looking old woman almost hidden
in wraps and laces, and that was her
majesty the empress of Prussia.
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